With Frank's abilities, killing the man could not have been easier.The reason he would hesitate must be because he had other ideas.Frank then nodded. "I can see that you're not like most killers… You're just something of a nut for martial arts! I dislike torturing people like you, so as long as you cooperate and change your ways, I can spare you!"The man smiled in wry amusement—was this not torture?Frank had already crushed the philosophy he worshiped for decades, and average Joes were no different from an ant against him."How should I cooperate?" he asked nonetheless, as his instincts screamed at him that he would be dead if he did not.Obsessing over martial arts? Becoming the world's greatest? Such ambitions were really pointless in this man's presence, because the only one that was relevant now was the primal instinct to survive!"Take me to your client.""Okay!" The driver did not dare to argue and promptly took Frank to the distance.-Meanwhile, at the penthouse s
Hando continued bragging, "It's not just the entire object that I control—I control what's inside too!"Waving his hand, he pulled a chunk of rebar from within the concrete walls!Frank's eyes lit up. "I never judge people from appearance, but I have to admit I've misjudged you here. After all, you could tear my head off from miles away if you so willed!""Smart!" Hando applauded him.Still, Frank was puzzled. "In that case, why send an assassin after me? Wouldn't it be better to do it yourself, so that you won't get caught?"Hando shook his head. "I thought so too, but decided that doing that would risk too much exposure. Soon, people won't be naive enough to think that my technique is pointless. As such, my idea was to stay in the shadows as much as I could. I wouldn't want anyone to find out about it unless absolutely necessary."Frank nodded. "That's a good idea, but have you considered the possibility that you're not feared?""By whom? You?"Hando tilted his head as he stu
Even before Frank's four fingers landed on the floor, and even before blood could shoot out off the joints, a blue flash flared.It caught the fingers, pulling them back to the joints and mended them. Even the bleeding stopped, as if nothing ever happened."What?!"Hando tilted his head, staring in disbelief.How could regeneration be possible? It was against the laws of science!Still, Hando was soon laughing bitterly. "How unlucky can I be? If I'd known, I wouldn't have tried anything against you ever!"He did not think that the trump card he prided himself with would be so completely crushed in more than three ways.So this was really why Mystic Sky Guild grew to such might, even reigning supreme in Shagan.Their leader had what it took!And knowing that his objective had been achieved, Frank asked, "So? Why did you want to kill me?"Hando chuckled bitterly. "To be honest, I'd really rather not say because it hurts more than dying by a thousand cuts right now."However,
Frank chuckled. "He's nothing special. There are plenty of people whose existence is condemnable."Alda smiled, nodding. "If you say so. I'm sure you'll wipe them out one day."Frank smiled but said nothing.-The next day, Frank and Faust met up with Zark.After shaking hands, Zark led Frank to a large mansion in the outskirts of Cronde. "I'm really surprised you came," Zark admitted. "You're really too nice."Frank chuckled. "Now that would rub me the wrong way. We had an agreement—how could I go back on my word?"Zark smiled and nodded.The trio then strode through the front hall to the back garden, where the rich and powerful were socializing.Zark was going to lead Frank straight toward them, but Frank shook his head. "Forget it. They'd start fighting if they knew I'm here, and that would be a mood killer."Understanding that Frank was humble and being there was already plenty, he nodded. He had Faust sit down with Frank in a quiet corner before heading off to socializ
Before Longram could speak, Haran answered, "What else would I say? I said he doesn't deserve his fame, and he attacked me because he couldn't hold it in."With this many people watching, Thalos could not possibly side with his son unreasonably.However, they could not just apologize to Creed either, or that would mean humiliation.As such, he suggested, "We're all martial artists, Chief White. So why don't we let the children duel and put this behind us once the dust settles?"Creed nodded, not one to suffer scorn. "How could I say no?"Soon, everyone formed a round, clearing a spot for Longram and Haran in an even fight.Frank stayed in his corner, munching on pop-corn as he watched from the distance.Faust chuckled. "I guess that's the composure of the strong. Anyone else would be craning their neck for a look."Frank smiled but said nothing—to be honest, there was nothing at all impressive about that duel, as it was no more than child's play.Pow!That was when there was
The Cumur clan famously incorporated a diverse range of style and techniques into their discipline, just like the opener Haran displayed.Naturally, it all banked on talent—even just a sliver of it would be able to realize its full potential, and Longram did not expect Haran to be a master of it!"You're just a maggot!" Haran smirked and stabbed his blades toward Longram's belly.Longram leapt out of the way once more and cast his own technique, shrouding himself in a golden radiance!Someone exclaimed, "That's the monks' famous Golden Shroud technique. So Skyhigh Sect really adopted it as the rumors claimed!""Really? Looks far more impressive than the original to me." Thalos smirked.Creed laughed. "You have no idea—when it comes to martial arts, any adaptation really wouldn't measure up to the pioneers' mastery!""Really? Can't say I agree!" Thalos said confidently.Meanwhile, Longram and Haran had traded over a dozen strikes.As Thalos had predicted, as Haran landed more
An eerie laughter rang in the air as the Ghostly Six instantly moved to encircle Haran.Soon, black smoke unfurled, and a deafening scream resounded.When the black smoke faded, Haran was found on his knees, his eyes blank as if his soul had been taken away!"How dare you humiliate my son! You're all going to die!"Thalos really did not want this fight, but he cared too much for his son to walk away. And now, fueled by rage at his son's death, he threw caution to the wind and charged at the Ghostly Six!However, the same black smoke unfurled again.It took longer this time before it faded, but Thalos was a walking dead, just like his son!The other guests were shocked—like Thalos and Haran, they had only heard legends of the Ghostly Six's infamy and had never really encountered them. But while they knew the Ghostly Six were deadly, they did not expect them to be this strong!That was when the Ghostly Six laughed. "What losers!" Incensed, the guests did not care about reputa
While Frank was reluctant to fight, others were hoping he would."Are you strong?"Like everyone else, the Ghostly Six could not tell how strong Frank was.However, they knew Zark's potential. The fact that someone as strong as Zark would humbly ask Frank for such a favor made it obvious that Frank was not some average Joe.Faust snorted, butting in. "More or less. But against you lot, that's enough.""Shut up!"With just a wave, the Ghostly Six was sent flying and landed violently in the distance.While Frank could have protected Faust, he was eager to see if the Ghostly Six was as callous as people described them to be.And his plan to wait and see bore fruit: despite being launched like a ball, the fact that Faust survived was good enough for him.It did not mean that he was being callous about Faust's survival either—any moment he noticed that Faust would get killed, Frank would be able to shield him."In that case, do enlighten us!"As the Ghostly Six charged, they we
Frank snorted. "Alright, I'm hanging up. I'm getting started over here soon.""Yeah. Good luck," Jouri replied.Hanging up, Frank looked up at the waterfall overhead, and then at Skyler, who was standing beside him. "So? Is it time yet?""Almost… Now!" Skyler's eyes were glowing even as she stared at her watch."Alright."Frank looked up just as the skies abruptly darkened. "Ah, there it is—the eclipse."The sun seemed to disappear, and the world was suddenly shrouded in darknesses.And beside him, a stone door imbued with the power of the spiritron vein also rumbled as it parted."Got it!" Frank rushed inside without another word as soon as he saw it."Hmph. I'm surprised that you could reach this place." A cold, wrathful voice resounded inside even before Frank got a hold of his surroundings.Looking up, Frank found a youth in a black cossack and sporting grey-white hair, standing upon a cliff as he looked down on him.Frank chuckled. "Hehe. Like I said, I've come to kill
Frank narrowed his eyes. "Is that so?'Crane shrugged. "I don't mind giving it to you straight—members of Torrent are actually… Ahem. A part of Torrent himself."Frank paused. "What's that supposed to mean?""You don't get it, do you?" Crane grinned. "Then let me put it to you this way—every member is a clone of Torrent.""A clone?" Frank gasped in realization."Yes," Crane nodded. "That's why I believe that challenging Crane is just suicide. You have no idea how powerful he is—only death awaits you down that path."Frank smirked. "Oh, but I don't think so."Crane rolled his eyes. "Fine, whatever—now listen closely. You will find Torrent in the Mystic Trail, but you would only find that place when the sun and moon coincide, and the entrance is beneath the waterfall south of Horton."As he finished, he snorted coldly. "I have no idea if you can actually do it, but I'm hoping you do kill him… Heh. I'm getting tired of being stuck under his control for so long."Then, waving off
Frank abruptly turned, immediately noticing one of the Cranes crouching, ready to spring forward and blindside him."Got you!" He laughed."Hah! You fell for it!"Just as Frank swung a punch to pulverize that Crane, he suddenly burst into pus that splashed at Frank's face."Damn it!" Frank took a step back, surprised that the clone's presence was identical to the real Crane, and a trap on top of that!"Die!"The Cranes around him each whipped out a dagger, all of them stabbing at Frank at the same time."Get off!" Frank bellowed, unleashing a shockwave that sent all the Cranes flying across all directions."Frank! Above you!" Skyler suddenly shrieked."Yes! I'm right here!" A strange laughter sounded above Frank just as he wiped the pus off his face.Crane was suddenly directly above him, launching an aerial kick straight at Frank's head, and Frank had no time to dodge!"Die!" Crane's smile curled into a twisted angle as he saw that too.He was very confident with this kick
"Disgusting…" Skyler murmured through her hand.Despite being skinned and scalped, the women were all still alive and singing to the music that was playing despite their anguish."Talk about a terrible fetish."Frank was scowling too—why were all the members of Torrent such sick deviants? It seemed like his plan to wipe them out was absolutely correct!"So, you killed my clone?"The lanky man on the couch slowly turned to level his bloodshot eyes at Frank.His lips were wet with bed as they curled upward into an eerie smile."Clone?" Frank narrowed his eyes."Hehe. It's a sage art."Crane shrugged as he stood up and wiped the blood off his lips. "It's only natural that you don't understand… Still, you deserve praise. If you can kill my clone, that means you're not just slightly stronger than Ghost."Naturally, the man was none other than the real Crane.Still, as Skyler studied him from a corner, even she could notice the strange twitch of his fingers, and his veins were pro
Even as Crane ran, he was looking over his shoulder, his heart pounding. "No… I won't win in a one-on-one!"No, as long as I get back to my real body… we can do this together!" He frowned, having seen how Frank sliced off the pinkies of those hood rats. It hence quickly dawned on him that Frank was not just slightly stronger than Ghost, as Torrent had put it!"Almost there!" He gasped when he saw the signboard of Pegasus Showtown in the distance. "As long as I get there and rendezvous with my real body, that brat will lose—"That was when he turned and saw that a shadow had caught up with impossible speed."What?!" Crane's eyes almost popped out in bewilderment. "What speed is that?! Are you kidding—"Even as he spotted the shadow, the shadow turned into a youth with an impassive visage.His fist outstretched, he was clearly punching toward Crane's forehead!"Argh…"Even as Crane looked on, the youth's punch slowed down by tenfold, but his fist kept closing in.Then, whe
Seeing Skyler sigh, the tattooed thug presumed that his extortion worked.He strode up, grabbing Frank's shoulder. "No one's gonna help you, boy. Pay up, or you're not leaving.""Exactly! You're not getting away!" the crowd of hood rats hollered. "Last chance."Frank's eyes were cold and fixed on Dani, however. "Are you going to intervene? If you do, you can keep that check. If you don't…""Ugh. Fuck off! I don't care!" Dani spat, her expression smug as she folded her arms before her chest. "Who do you think you are to threaten me?!""Exactly! Pay up, and you can leave!""Yeah! Ten grand, at least!""You probably don't know my boss Wyvern, but when he's here, you won't get away with just ten grand!"Even as the crowd closed in, Frank shook his head. "Well, you had your chance. Don't blame me for what happens next.""You're giving us a chance?! Hah! Who—argh!"Even before Dani could finish gloating, Frank was suddenly in front of her, grabbing her viciously by the wrist."Arg
"Five grand?! Did you hear that?! He just threw five grand!""Must be a rich kid coming here for a secret rendezvous, out of prying eyes? Those types are the easiest mark!""Fuck! And Dani got one of us… It hurts me more than losing at the races!"Frank could hear the buzz around him but ignored it as he strode past the men flanking him and headed toward the street that stank of blood."Stop!" A big tattooed man grinned sinisterly as he intercepted Frank.As his buddies encircled Frank as well, Frank snorted—it seemed that they took his reaction for a sign of weakness and thought that he could be cowed.The tattooed man rubbed his chin as he leered at Skyler's voluptuous figure, chuckling. "Look, boy. I'm short on cash, so let me take a loan. I'll pay you back some other day, how about that?"His friend laughed. "Exactly! You just gave Dani five grand, and we won't ask for more… just four, how about that?"Skyler scowled in turn and glanced worriedly at Frank beside her—was he
Frank himself had just stepped out of the nightclub when his eyes narrowed."Blood," he murmured, his nostrils twitching."Blood?"Skyler sniffed the air, puzzled. "I can't smell it.""It's from the opposite street… I smell the blood of over a dozen people.""A dozen?!" Skyler did a double take.He could identify the number of people who were killed?! That was just ridiculous!"Come on, let's take a look."Just as Frank led the way toward the source of the stench, a woman suddenly came up, catching Frank off guard and throwing herself into his arms."Hmmm?" He looked down to see that she had thick makeup, average looks, and a rather pudgy belly."Argh! He touched me!" she pointed at Frank and shrieked even before he realized what was happening."What?!" Skyler was staring at the woman too, mystified."Oh, sister! You just didn't see it!"The woman kept hollering, pointing at Frank's face. "Your boyfriend grabbed my ass! Is that how you teach him manners?!""Teach him ma
Wyvern screamed even as he clutched the stump that was his hand, screaming so shrilly one might mistake his voice as inhuman."Oh, just shut up." The lanky man glowered and launched a kick, reducing Wyvern into puddles of blood and pieces of innards, splattering all around the lobby. "Argh!!!" the devilish lady screamed as she watched the carnage unfolded."Another sound, and you'd end up just like him." The lanky man turned and frowned at her impatiently."Hngh…" The devilish lady promptly clasped a hand over her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes as she trembled."What the hell?!"Outside, Wyvern's lackeys heard the screams and ran inside, looking for him. "Hey, where's Wyvern?!"However, the lobby was too dimly lit for them to notice the blood and guts scattered around the walls, and they only sensed that terrible stench."Hngh…" The devilish lady was too scared to speak, and tears trickled out of her eyes."Fuck!"One of the lackeys strode up and seized the lanky man